This week’s theme is Wide Open – shooting at maximum aperture or in an open space.

This photo was shot with my 20mm f1.8 lens for a wide open shot in front of an abandoned Hostess Cake Bakery building. Before the bakery closed, a number of years ago, everything was on sale for less than a dollar!

It is my turn to choose the theme for the week and I decided upon Fitness – pet wellbeing.

Xavi enjoys all type of exercise, but what we can’t do without is core strengthening. Here he is on his FitPAWS balance discs. It’s also great therapy for his hips and has improved his balance (especially come dock diving season).

Marianne Cherry -wow – who knew that dogs had to work on core stabilization just like we humans do! makes total sense. I love his stance on those balance discs.

January 30, 2015 - 1:31 pm

Alicia A Kapheim-Pretty great trick to get them to stand on wobbly discs! (And then stay in place for a photo!)

January 31, 2015 - 6:45 am

Marilina Davila-Xavi really takes fitness seriously! Are these really made for dogs? It’s not easy standing on one of those, let alone two!

February 1, 2015 - 12:24 am

Sharon Stokes -Wow! How awesome and clever is Xavi! That is a really super shot of him too!

February 1, 2015 - 2:04 am

Kelly Wolfe-Those balance discs are neat – I haven’t seen them before! I have a dog that has hip issues and it’d be interesting to see how these work with her. Dock diving sounds fun too. Looking forward to seeing Xavi in action once the season comes around. 🙂